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A man was arrested in Modesto on Thursday after a drug lab exploded in a backyard shed, the Modesto Police Department said. Michael Desruissea, 35, was arrested on two counts of arson and multiple drug-related charges, police said. Police are still searching for Kanisha Brown, 27, who is wanted in connection with the manufacturing and sale of drugs. Police were responding to reports of a fire and sounds of multiple explosions at 2325 Whitcomb Way in Modesto. Neighbors also reported seeing two people flee from the property, police said. When the Fire Department arrived, they found that the fire in the shed had spread to a tree and a nearby home. Fire crews found that the fire had started due to a butane hash oil explosion, police said. Officers found over 100 pounds of marijuana, 300 edible gummies with THC, over 1,000 doses of concentrated THC and a THC extraction lab, police said. THC is the active ingredient in cannabis. Officials said no one was injured during the fire. Anyone with further information is encouraged to call the Modesto Police Department Major Crimes Unit at 209-572-9500.

MODESTO, Calif. —

A man was arrested in Modesto on Thursday after a drug lab exploded in a backyard shed, the Modesto Police Department said.

Michael Desruissea, 35, was arrested on two counts of arson and multiple drug-related charges, police said. Police are still searching for Kanisha Brown, 27, who is wanted in connection with the manufacturing and sale of drugs.

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Police were responding to reports of a fire and sounds of multiple explosions at 2325 Whitcomb Way in Modesto. Neighbors also reported seeing two people flee from the property, police said.

When the Fire Department arrived, they found that the fire in the shed had spread to a tree and a nearby home. Fire crews found that the fire had started due to a butane hash oil explosion, police said.

Officers found over 100 pounds of marijuana, 300 edible gummies with THC, over 1,000 doses of concentrated THC and a THC extraction lab, police said. THC is the active ingredient in cannabis.

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Officers found over 300 edible gummies with THC in the home, police said.

Officials said no one was injured during the fire.

Anyone with further information is encouraged to call the Modesto Police Department Major Crimes Unit at 209-572-9500.